Ryanair, Portuguese Pilot Union Sign Deal

(RTTNews) - Irish low-cost airline Ryanair (RYA.L, RYAAY) Friday said it signed an agreement with the Portuguese pilot union SPAC to cover all of its directly employed pilots in Portugal.

The Group noted that negotiations with SPAC on a full CLA under Portuguese Law with local contracts would now begin before the end of October.

This week, Ryanair also signed similar agreements with BALPA in the UK and ANPAC in Italy covering all of its directly employed UK and Italian Pilots.

In addition, Ryanair also expects to sign a recognition agreement with Spanish pilot union SEPLA shortly, which will pave the way for rapid negotiations on a CLA, and under Spanish law.